Juul Labs CEO Kevin Burns to resign amid vaping deaths controversies - report

Juul Labs CEO Kevin Burns to resign amid vaping deaths controversies.

Juul Labs CEO Kevin Burns will be resigning from the electronic-cigarette company, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. It is, however, not immediately clear when Kevin Burns will be stepping down.

The news of Juul Labs CEO Kevin Burns resigning comes as the vaping industry faces a looming crisis with several countries considering a ban on e-cigarettes after several vaping-related deaths were reported.

#BREAKING: JUUL LABS CEO KEVIN BURNS TO STEP DOWN

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Juul faces a US ban on some products and said its CEO Kevin Burns was stepping down, and that it would suspend all broadcast, print and digital advertising in the United States.

This is a Breaking News story and will be updated shortly.